GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. Decreases Stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. has reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 50.6%, now holding 2,890 shares valued at approximately $1.68 million.
• Several institutional investors have increased their positions in the company, with Pembroke Management LTD growing its stake by 11.2% and Trexquant Investment LP by 57.3%.
• Analysts have recently upgraded their price targets for Monolithic Power Systems, with KeyCorp raising its target to $950.00 and Citigroup to $825.00, reflecting bullish sentiment towards the stock.

GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. lowered its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 50.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,890 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 2,956 shares during the period. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc.'s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $1,676,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Pembroke Management LTD grew its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 11.2% in the first quarter. Pembroke Management LTD now owns 42,219 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $24,486,000 after acquiring an additional 4,250 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter worth $27,000. Trexquant Investment LP grew its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 57.3% in the first quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 24,705 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $14,328,000 after acquiring an additional 8,999 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter worth $340,000. Finally, OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp grew its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 16.4% in the first quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 4,207 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,440,000 after acquiring an additional 592 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total value of $340,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,804 shares in the company, valued at $4,933,400. The trade was a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total value of $31,199,220.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at $94,851,900. The trade was a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 49,792 shares of company stock worth $38,623,130 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on MPWR. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 price objective (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $800.00 price target (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $825.00 price target (up previously from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Monday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $838.09.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MPWR opened at $858.46 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $769.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $674.55. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $959.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.11 billion, a PE ratio of 22.36, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.18.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The business had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

About Monolithic Power Systems

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc engages in the design, development, marketing, and sale of semiconductor-based power electronics solutions for the storage and computing, automotive, enterprise data, consumer, communications, and industrial markets. The company provides direct current (DC) to DC integrated circuits (ICs) that are used to convert and control voltages of various electronic systems, such as cloud-based CPU servers, server artificial intelligence applications, storage applications, commercial notebooks, digital cockpit, power sources, home appliances, 4G and 5G infrastructure, and satellite communications applications.

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